Siphon



May 5, 1931. M. B. PALICH 1,804,270

SIPHON Filed Feb. 12, 1929 Patented May 5, 1931 UNITED STATES MARTIN IB.PALIOH, F HOUSTON, TEXAS, ASSIG'NOR OF ONE-FOURTH TO B. W. BRENNEMAN, OFDALLAS COUNTY, TEXAS SIPHON Application filed February 12, 1929. SerialNo. 339,441.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in a siphon.

One object of the invention is to provide a device of the characterdescribed particularly designed for use in transferring liquid from ahigher to a lower level and embodies means whereby the flow of fluidthrough the siphon from a higher level may be started.

Another object of the invention is to provide a device of the characterdescribed which is also capable of use for pumping liquid.

With the above and other objects in View the invention has particularrelation to certain novel features of construction, opera- L) tion andarrangement of parts an example of which is given in this specificationand illustrated in the accompanying drawing where- The figure shows alongitudinal sectional View of the device.

In the drawing the numeral 1 designates a barrel, one end of which isclosed preferably by means of removable screw cap 2 which is formed fiatto provide a supporting base and the other end of which is slightlytapered or contracted and is provided with a bearing 3.

lllithin the barrel there is a plunger 4, formed with the conventionalcup ring, and which is attached to the inner end of the plunger rod 5which works through said bearing 3 and whose outer end has a grip 6attached thereto leading out from one end of the barrel there is a pipe7, preferably a flexible hose and leading out from a point near theother end of the.

barrel is a pipe also preferably a flexible hose.

In use as a siphon the hose 7 is inserted in to the liquid to betransferred and the free end of the hose 8 depends beneath the liquid tobe transferred. The plunger is then pulled backwardly past the hose 8and seats tightly in the tapered end of the barrel and as it is movedbackwardly it will direct the liquid in the barrel 1 and the liquid willcontinue to flow out through the hose 8. The plunger being seatedtightly in the tapered portion of the barrel will prevent the inlet ofair that might otherwise enter through the bearing 3.

When the device is to be used for a pump as for the purpose of inflatingpneumatic 59 tires the free end of the hose 7 will be equipped with theusual connection for attaching the same to the filling tube of the tireand the plunger may be operated in the usual way to pump up the tireupon back stroke of the plunger 4 when it clears the pipe 8 the barrel 1will be filled with air and upon for ward stroke of the plunger 4, theair will be forced through the hose 7 into the tire.

lVhile I have shown only one form of the invention and described certainmethods of use it is obvious that mechanical changes may be made thereinand equivalents substituted for the parts shown within the principle ofthe invention.

What I claim is:

1. A device of the character described including a barrel one end ofwhich has a flat supporting base, a reciprocable plunger therein, meansfor reciprocating the plunger and a tube leading out from the barrelnear each end thereof, the other end of said barrel beyond thecorresponding tube being tapered to fit tightly about the plunger whenthe plunger is moved into said tapered portion.

2. A siphon including a barrel having a flat supporting base at one endand whose other end is gradually contracted and terminates in a bearingintegral with said contracted end, a tube leading out from the side ofthe barrel adjacent said base end and another tube leading out from theside of the barrel between the contracted end and the base end, saidtubes being spaced apart along the barrel, a reciprocable plunger fittedclosely within the barrel, a plunger rod attached to said plunger andworking through said bearing, said plunger being shaped to fit closelywithin said contracted portion and when in said contracted portion,preventing leakage 90 through said bearing.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification.

MARTIN B. PALIGH.

